Depleted Green Army ranks for Rugby World Cup

IRELAND’S legendary Green Army will be a depleted force next month as fewer than 1,000 supporters are expected to make the journey to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup.

Depleted Green Army ranks for Rugby World Cup
Fri, 19 Aug, 2011 - 01:00
Sean McCarthaigh

The two official tour operators for Irish fans travelling to the tournament have reported that just over 330 fans have so far booked the long-haul trip to support Declan Kidney’s team.

A similar number of fans are expected to travel to New Zealand independent of package tours.

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